Why do you think Bynum is shooting 58%? He scores around the rim and gets to the line, you don't run many plays for him. Gasol on the other hand gets his shots and is their second option offensively. But that team lacks offensive depth at the 1-2-3 spots. You give Gasol a couple more shots and take it away from Kobe are they any better then 35-20? Maybe Kobe needs to give it to Metta World Peace more. Lol

Best case scenario going into the season for the Lakers was getting 3rd place in the western conference......where are they right now.....3rd place.

So you think that its better for him to shoot when he is double or even triple teamed at times? Because that is exactly what he is doing. It's not too hard to figure out that if there are 2 defenders on Kobe someone is left open, and that someone should get a pass for an open shot. And yes, Metta World Peace or Steve Blake can hit a wide open shot.. If lakers would move the rock more that would take a lot of pressure of Kobe and his % would go up